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HBCUs
HBCU Capital Financing Board Offers Help To Katrina-Hit Schools
Black colleges impacted by Hurricane Katrina will have an easier time getting funding for capital projects, members of the Historically Black College and Universities Capital Financing Advisory Board said Friday during a meeting held at Howard University, in Washington, D.C.
October 29, 2006
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Ex-Professor Accused in Terrorism Case to Be Deported
Federal authorities have decided to deport a former computer engineering professor at the University of South Florida and longtime Palestinian rights activist after failing to convict him on charges he helped finance terrorist attacks in Israel…
April 17, 2006
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Erroll B. Davis Jr. Named Chancellor-Designate
Erroll B. Davis Jr., chairman of Wisconsin-based Alliant Energy Corp., has been named chancellor-designate…
December 28, 2005
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Errol B. Davis Jr. Named First Black Chancellor-Designate of the University System of Georgia
Board of Regents Chairman J. Timothy Shelnut announced this week that Erroll B. Davis Jr., chairman of…
December 8, 2005
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FAMU’s Interim President Imposes Moratorium
FAMU’s Interim President Imposes Moratorium On Spending After Grim Finance ReportTALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida A&M University has responded to grim reports on its finances by imposing a dramatic moratorium on spending, recalling cell phones and cutting off travel. Interim president Dr. Castell Bryant met with deans last month to deliver the news and distributed an e-mail […]
April 6, 2005
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Online Resource Delivers Credit Education to Students
Online Resource Delivers Credit Education to StudentsWASHINGTONCollege students seeking valuable advice on personal finance issues have an online resource that teaches the dos and don’ts of credit cards. “Be In Charge of Your Credit,” is a campaign sponsored by the American Bankers Association Education Foundation. Students can visit and click on the “In Charge” logo […]
September 25, 2002
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James Meredith Returns to See Son Take Top Honors at Ole Miss
James Meredith Returns to See Son Take Top Honors at Ole MissOXFORD, Miss.Forty years after James Meredith was escorted through an angry mob to become the first Black to enroll at the University of Mississippi, his son graduated as the top doctoral student in the business school last month. “I think there’s no better proof […]
June 5, 2002
HBCUs
Howard President to Head HBCU Capital Financing Board
Howard President to Head HBCU Capital Financing BoardWASHINGTONU.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Roderick Paige last month announced the appointment of H. Patrick Swygert, president of Howard University, as chairman of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing Board. His term runs through September 2004.“Patrick Swygert’s distinguished career in law and as president of two […]
May 22, 2002
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Earning Scholarly Dividends
Earning Scholarly DividendsDr. Rohan Williamson was a graduate student at Ohio State University when an instructor in one of his advanced courses informed the students that one person had done much better on an exam than everyone else. Much to his surprise, Williamson was that “one person.”“I always thought everyone else understood the coursework but […]
January 2, 2002
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Bush to Nominate William Hansen as Deputy Education Secretary
Bush to Nominate William Hansen as Deputy Education Secretary WASHINGTONPresident Bush has nominated William D. Hansen to be Deputy Secretary of Education. He is presently the executive director and CEO of the Education Finance Council. He served in the Department of Education from 1981 to 1993, excluding one year of service as deputy director for […]
March 28, 2001
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Experts Leary of Texas’ Latest Education Disparity Elimination Efforts
Experts Leary of Texas’ Latest Education Disparity Elimination EffortsBy Lydia LumAUSTIN, TexasEducators here are asking state lawmakers to help finance new endowments of faculty positions and student scholarships. The request is part of an effort to settle the dispute between the federal Office of Civil Rights and the state of Texas regarding inequalities among the […]
November 22, 2000
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Tech Briefs
Stanford University Establishes            E-commerce CenterSTANFORD, Calif. — Stanford University, spawning ground for many successful Silicon Valley businesses, is opening a new e-commerce center to provide research and courses about the booming industry. Stanford officials said last month that they have received $20 million from brokerage Charles Schwab & Co., private equity firm General Atlantic Partners, […]
January 5, 2000
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